Salary : $70,875.00 - $94,500.00 Annually
Location : 111 N. County Farm Road- Wheaton, IL
Job Type: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Job Number: 26-01378
Service Unit: Community Health
Department: Public Health Emergency Management
Opening Date: 07/09/2026

Description
Leadership Opportunity in Community Health Services!

Our Public Health Emergency Response Services Department is seeking a manager to join the team. In this role, you will responsible for planning and directing the department's public health emergency response program including evaluating staff workload, determining priorities, delegating assignments, and providing leadership and direction to assigned staff. Work is distinguished by the ability to effectively assess deficiencies, develop plans, coordinate training, and lead emergency response efforts across the agency. Direction is received from the Director of Community Health.

This full-time position is scheduled to work Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm and includes on-call responsibilities. The hiring range for this position is $70,875 - $94,500, depending on experience.

This position comes with an outstanding benefits package designed to support your personal and professional well-being. As a DuPage County employee, you'll enjoy 12 paid holidays, three weeks of vacation annually, paid sick time, and tuition and certification reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave so you can be there for life's most important moments. The position is pension-eligible through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), giving you peace of mind with a guaranteed retirement plan. Plus, you may qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program, making your financial future even brighter.

Responsibilities

• Recommends and develops systems and plans to prepare staff, residents, businesses, hospitals, and government entities within DuPage County to be able to respond to and recover from public health emergencies or disasters;
• Acts as lead agency resource during public health responses including, but not limited to: communicable disease outbreak, foodborne illness outbreak, natural or man-made disasters;
• Collaborates internally with each service unit to provide planning, training, exercising, response, and evaluation support;
• Provides leadership and direction to subordinate staff, including training and development, delegating assignments, hiring, performance evaluation, and goal setting;
• Acts as program manager for grant functions as assigned, including establishing grant budgets, overseeing the allocation of funds, monitoring funding source compliance, providing periodic narrative reports;
• Maintains situational awareness internally and externally of any potential public health threats or impacts;
• Acts as a liaison and maintains effective partnerships between the Health Department and local, state, and federal emergency response and public safety agencies;
• Acts as liaison between the Health Department and external partners with a mutual interest in related initiatives;
• Maintains 24/7 availability to respond to emergencies, drills, and other related activities, including primary Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) 24/7 contact for DCHD;
• Serves as chair to Bio Watch Advisory Committee;
• Provides oversight to the Medical Response Corps, which supports public health emergency preparedness programing in the community;

Requirements
TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Completion of a Master's degree in Public Health or a related field and five years of applicable experience which included two years of experience working on collaborative projects with community groups and managing and planning for the work of assigned staff; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

The preferred candidate would demonstrated considerable knowledge of public health emergency management principles and threats, incident command system, and project management; considerable knowledge of theory and practices of public health administration, including evaluation and assessment; considerable knowledge of community supported resources, health care providers, organizations, and systems; considerable knowledge of grant funding requirements, application processes and compliance procedures; considerable knowledge of Health Department operational procedures and policies; considerable knowledge of management and supervisory principles and practices. Considerable skill in analyzing program effectiveness and recommending improvements; considerable skill in group facilitation and building consensus; considerable skill in developing and maintaining positive professional relationships with internal and external customers; considerable skill in verbal and written communication; considerable skill in operating a personal computer, applicable software and peripheral equipment; working skill in applying project management methods and tools; working skill in planning for and scheduling the work of assigned staff.
Supplemental Information

Benefits for Employees
Employees of the DuPage County Health Department may select from a variety of benefits to meet their needs.
Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits.

Health Department benefits are administered through the DuPage County Government Human Resources Office. Detailed descriptions and premium rates of these plans are available at

Medical Insurance
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is our current health insurance provider. Full-Time Health Department employees may select from four medical insurance options: three preferred provider organization (PPO) plans and one health maintenance organization (HMO) plan. You may speak to a doctor anytime through the Teledoc program, which provides access to U.S. board-certified doctors through the convenience of phone or video consults.
Plan participants are also eligible for a variety of added discounts on gym memberships and other health-related products and services. They also have access to the Well on Target program, which provides a convenient, secure website with personalized tools and resources such as health coaching, health assessments, and digital tools to track health information important to you.

Vision Discounts & Insurance
A vision care discount program is available as part of the medical insurance plans. Comprehensive vision insurance is also available.

Prescription Plans
Prescription coverage is available with all medical plans and includes the convenience of a mail-order option. Staff may also use the on-site pharmacy at the Central Public Health Center located in Wheaton.

Dental Insurance
The Delta Dental PPO program allows you to visit any dentist you wish.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts allow you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay expenses such as those not covered by medical or dental insurance, or day-care costs.

Life Insurance
All full-time employees are provided a $25,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. Supplemental coverage is available for the employee, their spouse, and their children.

Disability Insurance
Employees may elect additional accident and critical illness disability benefits.